Transmission Mount: Service and Repair

Transmission Mounting System

REMOVAL
PITCHING STOPPER
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove the air cleaner case.





3. Remove the pitching stopper.

CROSSMEMBER AND CUSHION RUBBER
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Jack-up vehicle and support it with sturdy racks.
3. Remove the front, center, rear exhaust pipes and muffler.





4. Remove the heat shield cover.
5. Set the transmission jack under the transmission body.

CAUTION: Always support transmission case with a transmission jack.





6. Remove the rear crossmember.
7. Remove the rear cushion rubber.

INSTALLATION
PITCHING STOPPER





1. Install the pitching stopper.
Tightening torque:
T1: 50 Nm (5.1 kgf-m, 37 ft. lbs.)
T2: 58 Nm (5.9 kgf-m, 43 ft. lbs.)
2. Install the air cleaner case.
3. Connect battery ground cable.

CROSSMEMBER AND CUSHION RUBBER
1. Install the rear cushion rubber.
Tightening torque: 35 Nm (3.6 kgf-m, 26 ft. lbs.)





2. Install the rear crossmember.
Tightening torque:
T1: 75 Nm (7.6 kgf-m, 55 ft. lbs.)
T2: 140 Nm (14.3 kgf-m, 103 ft. lbs.)
3. Remove the transmission jack.
4. Install the heat shield cover.
5. Install the front, center, rear exhaust pipes and the muffler.